GC Rules of Thumb

[DeltaBetaBaby]

This is similar to the Top Newbie questions thread, but more about GC itself, not Greek Life.

1) NPC, NPHC, IFC, and local orgs are all different (and I think I am missing a 4th council). If you are a member of one, DO NOT presume to know how the others do business.

2) Use the search function before starting a new thread.

3) If your grammar/spelling sucks, people will think you are an idiot.

4) Read some threads before you post. If you see GCers that are rude to everyone, and then they are rude to you, don't freak out. You are not special.

What else?

[ziasha07]

Members in high school should proceed with caution, discretion, common sense, good spelling, and grammatical skills.

[AChiOhSnap]

If you're a new poster, please familiarize yourself with "how things are done" on GC by reading lots of old threads before running your mouth. It's very frustrating to see a poster with less than 20 posts jump in the fray on controversial topics and start a trainwreck on what was otherwise a civil (if heated) discussion.

Examples: "OMG I'm so sorry you got crosscut from recruitment, you know, you should look into alumnae initiation, my sorority does AI and it's something you should consider if you still want to join a sorority!"

"Well I'm a member of an NPC org and I know you like Delta Sigma Theta, but don't worry! If you're nice and sweet I'm sure you'll totally get a bid to DST when you go through rush! Let me give you lots examples based on how NPC orgs conduct recruitment and use that to advise you on how to join an NPHC org! By the way -- keep an open mind to ALL houses, even if DST isn't the right one for you, another org will probably be a better fit for you. Can't wait to hear your rush story!"

"What do y'all think of Pledged?"

If you're a new poster on GC and all of a sudden everyone's jumping down your neck about something, chances are YOU ARE IN THE WRONG. You'll only exacerbate the situation by getting defensive and cussing everyone out for being "mean."

I have learned so much more about GLOs via GC than I ever would have had I not created a GC account. I still have so much more to learn, but I realize just how little actually knew about Greek Life before October 2005. EDUCATE YOURSELF on all aspects of Greek Life by reading past threads, Mr. or Ms. Newposter, and you won't look like an ass and get flamed like hell for your first few posts.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Thanks for the additions, ladies!

I would think that most people are smart enough to browse a message board and learn the meme before jumping in, but that is clearly not the case, so I am trying to lay it all out as neatly as possible for them.

Here's another one:
If a mod deletes your post, and you can't figure out why, PM the mod once and ask nicely. Do not repost the original post, and do not post a new post asking what happened to the first one.

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by AChiOhSnap

If you're a new poster, please familiarize yourself with "how things are done" on GC by reading lots of old threads before running your mouth. It's very frustrating to see a poster with less than 20 posts jump in the fray on controversial topics and start a trainwreck on what was otherwise a civil (if heated) discussion.

Examples: "OMG I'm so sorry you got crosscut from recruitment, you know, you should look into alumnae initiation, my sorority does AI and it's something you should consider if you still want to join a sorority!"

"Well I'm a member of an NPC org and I know you like Delta Sigma Theta, but don't worry! If you're nice and sweet I'm sure you'll totally get a bid to DST when you go through rush! Let me give you lots examples based on how NPC orgs conduct recruitment and use that to advise you on how to join an NPHC org! By the way -- keep an open mind to ALL houses, even if DST isn't the right one for you, another org will probably be a better fit for you. Can't wait to hear your rush story!"

"What do y'all think of Pledged?"

If you're a new poster on GC and all of a sudden everyone's jumping down your neck about something, chances are YOU ARE IN THE WRONG. You'll only exacerbate the situation by getting defensive and cussing everyone out for being "mean."

I have learned so much more about GLOs via GC than I ever would have had I not created a GC account. I still have so much more to learn, but I realize just how little actually knew about Greek Life before October 2005. EDUCATE YOURSELF on all aspects of Greek Life by reading past threads, Mr. or Ms. Newposter, and you won't look like an ass and get flamed like hell for your first few posts.

OMG! Tell me about it. There's a new guy on here who's a nut.

[Kevin]

Generally speaking, don't say anything bad about individual chapters or organizations as a whole... especially about organizations as a whole.

It's hard to make generalized comments applicable to thousands of people spread out over wide geographic areas and be accurate.. so don't try.

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by MeiMeiCat

OOOO! I have one. When newbies post and are immediately ripped on for NOTHING, just remember, it's not I-week, and that you are grown-ups and other people are not allowed to talk to you like you are a piece of c*ap.

To the OP, sometimes you have ill-tempered members who enjoy being nasty to newbies like it's pledging all over again Maybe you should check your oldies for the problems, not newbies like me. Yeah, I read that it is probably the newbies fault, but you are misguided soul. Actually my pledgeship was much kinder.

Having said that, I totally agree with the post on misspellings. People, we are college grads, at least a BA or BS and we should be able to spell! Pet peeve here, too!

lol

I guess I'm guilty of picking on the newbies.

[AKA_Monet]

Maybe we need some kind of "introduction" thread? It could just be to a linked area on GC so folks know the caliber of people they are contacting. We all say do a search, but folks fail to heed advice or instruction...

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

Maybe we need some kind of "introduction" thread? It could just be to a linked area on GC so folks know the caliber of people they are contacting. We all say do a search, but folks fail to heed advice or instruction...

Yeah, I like that idea.

[Tippiechick]

Originally Posted by MeiMeiCat

OOOO! I have one. When newbies post and are immediately ripped on for NOTHING, just remember, it's not I-week, and that you are grown-ups and other people are not allowed to talk to you like you are a piece of c*ap.

To the OP, sometimes you have ill-tempered members who enjoy being nasty to newbies like it's pledging all over again Maybe you should check your oldies for the problems, not newbies like me. Yeah, I read that it is probably the newbies fault, but you are misguided soul. Actually my pledgeship was much kinder.

OOOOOO! I have one!!! How about newbies grow some and stop whining about how they are purportedly being treated? If you are really a grown-up, you'll know that not everyone will agree with you or like you. You'll also know that on a public chat board, no one has to be nice or give you puppies and kittens and blow sunshine up your ass.

To Meiwhatevertheheckyournameis, if people have been on here for years and you've just come on here, PERHAPS there's something to be said about that. Maybe there's nothing wrong with them and you are way too sensitive!

Rule of thumb, don't come on to GC and bitch about how you are being treated. It'll only get worse.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by Tippiechick

OOOOOO! I have one!!! How about newbies grow some and stop whining about how they are purportedly being treated? If you are really a grown-up, you'll know that not everyone will agree with you or like you. You'll also know that on a public chat board, no one has to be nice or give you puppies and kittens and blow sunshine up your ass.

To Meiwhatevertheheckyournameis, if people have been on here for years and you've just come on here, PERHAPS there's something to be said about that. Maybe there's nothing wrong with them and you are way too sensitive!

Rule of thumb, don't come on to GC and bitch about how you are being treated. It'll only get worse.

I think that's 2 in the Newbies, take a hint column vs. 1 in the Newbies, everyone else should accommodate you column. Let's make it 3 to 1.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

4) Read some threads before you post. If you see GCers that are rude to everyone, and then they are rude to you, don't freak out. You are not special.

I love this quote.

Seriously, some of us enjoy being sarcastic. We do it to newbies, we do it to our own sisters/brothers, we do it to old drunks who don't mind their own business. It's just how we are, and one (or two or three) newbies on a quest to change the temperament of GC will not succeed.

[notmanhattan]

all in good fun, but just for the record, not everyone who is new to GC suffers from a mental handicap. I'm "new," and I only post on things I know about and I try my darnedest to spell everything correctly. Just because my number of posts is low doesn't mean I haven't been reading, or rather "lurking" for muchhhhh longer. Let's just try to avoid broad sweeping generalizations.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

I love this quote.

Seriously, some of us enjoy being sarcastic. We do it to newbies, we do it to our own sisters/brothers, we do it to old drunks who don't mind their own business. It's just how we are, and one (or two or three) newbies on a quest to change the temperament of GC will not succeed.

Ditto that. It's just my style of humor.

Originally Posted by notmanhattan

all in good fun, but just for the record, not everyone who is new to GC suffers from a mental handicap. I'm "new," and I only post on things I know about and I try my darnedest to spell everything correctly. Just because my number of posts is low doesn't mean I haven't been reading, or rather "lurking" for muchhhhh longer. Let's just try to avoid broad sweeping generalizations.

Oh come on now, you don't get your brains until your 100th post. Maybe 50 if you're lucky

[Dionysus]

There should've been a thread like this years and years ago.